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PMT

New flat roof system for quick installation

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Premium Mounting Technologies has developed a brand new mounting system for flat roofs to complement the proven PMT EVO 2.1. The new PMT X118 system is made of steel and is not only suitable for large roofs with few disruptive surfaces.

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Mauderer Alutechnik

Fall protection for flat roofs

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With the Bavaria flat-roof fall protection system Neo, Mauderer Alutechnik from Lindenberg is introducing a side protection system specially designed for large-scale projects. The fall protection system was specially designed for long distances and large-scale projects.

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Solitek

An upgraded high-efficiency module for solar roofs

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Solitek’s latest Solrif module in the Solid series is pushing solar roofing forwards with its design and efficiency. Is this the future of sustainable energy?

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Maas Profilzentrum

A mounting system secured with just two screws

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The flexible Maas-PV Roof system from Maas Profilzentrum is a customised solution for every roof and every wall. The non-penetrative installation of the system prevents leaks and corrosion damage.

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Aerocompact

Flat roof system for upright format modules

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The manufacturer Aerocompact has brought the rail-based flat roof system Compactflat SN2 onto the market. With the new SN2 Q PLUS variant, solar modules up to 1310 x 2500 millimetres in size can now also be installed in an upright format.

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Italy

Kostal and EPC utilise Italian former industrial roof for solar power production

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The two companies have built a solar plant with an output of one megawatt on the roof of an old tobacco processing plant. The bifacial modules ensure a high yield, which the inverters can convert.

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Aurora Solar

Efficient obstruction detection for solar project planning using AI

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Aurora Solar has unveiled a new feature within its HelioScope product, enhancing the efficiency of solar project planning by leveraging AI to identify and manage potential obstructions on commercial and industrial rooftops.

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BIPV

An award-winning solution for solar sandwich roof panels

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The French building materials company ArcelorMittal Construction has won The smarter E AWARD 2024 for itsolution for heat-insulating standing seam sheet metal roof elements, commonly known as sandwich roof panels, that integrates high-performance photovoltaic (PV) modules.

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Building conservation

Let the show begin! Sonnenkraft installs PV on listed theatre in Austria

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A number of conditions had to be observed when building the system. This is why it was installed parallel to a flat roof. The solar power only covers part of the theatre's requirements.

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Topic of the Week: Flat roof

Sunrock builds photovoltaic systems for Mercedes-Benz in Germany

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The systems are being built at several of the automotive group's sites. The electricity is to be used for production and other internal processes. In this way, the car manufacturer intends to realise its sustainable business strategy.

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3S Solar

New solar module for building integration

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With the change from Megaslate to Teraslate, 3S Swiss Solar Solutions has achieved a generational shift in systems for building integration.

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Braas

Solar roof element that achieves 120 watts

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Braas has increased the output of its PV Premium solar roof elements from 105 to 120 watts. That is an area output of almost 200 watts per square metre. The dimensions of the photovoltaic module remain the same.

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BIPV

Complete system for solar roofing

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With the Solar Full Roof, the Estonian manufacturer Solarstone has developed a system for the complete roof integration of solar modules. The Solarstone modules form the actual roof covering.

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BIPV

Norman Foster Solar Award for church renovation in Switzerland

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The energy-efficient refurbishment of St Mary's Church in Mollis in the canton of Glarus has won the prestigious Norman Foster Solar Award 2023. The prize was awarded in Geneva in mid-February.

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Germany

Berlin memorial and documentation centre gets a solar roof

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Berliner Stadtwerke has installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of the Topography of Terror Documentation Centre. In future, the centre in Berlin Mitte will be able to cover almost 40 per cent of its electricity needs with solar energy from its own roof.

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Top products of the week

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Networking inverters and heat pumps, a half-cell module for construction, commercial storage with 250 kilowatts of output and an invisible cascade heat exchanger. These are our top products of the week:

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Switzerland

ADEV builds solar roof system on steel mill

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A solar roof system with over 4,500 modules and two megawatts of output is being built on the roof of Stahl Gerlafingen's roller hall. The ADEV energy cooperative and the industrial company have already signed the utilisation contract, and construction will begin at the beginning of next year.

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Solar mobility

Solar folding roofs for 45 Swiss motorway service stations

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In the western cantons of Switzerland, DHP's solar folding roofs span all motorway service stations. This means that a solar output of 45 megawatts can be built up. The electricity is mainly used for electric mobility.

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Tesla

Solar roof installations fall short of expectations

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Since the market launch of Tesla's solar roof in 2016, only around 3,000 solar roofs with a good 30 megawatts of output have been installed. Tesla thus falls well short of its declared goal of 1,000 installations per week. This is the result of an estimate by Wood Mackenzie.

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Solar roof

First projects with new solar roof tile

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The module manufacturer Meyer Burger is delivering the first products of the solar roof tile Tile. The German wholesaler Dachdecker-Einkauf Süd (DE Süd) is managing the first pilot projects with the new solar roof tile and implementing them together with its roofing customers.

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Fraunhofer ISE

Gymnasium in Eppingen with red BIPV roof

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A gymnasium roof in Eppingen shows how a solar system can discreetly disappear into the building envelope. The BIPV system has 66 kilowatts and produces at least 90 per cent of the electricity generated by a conventional solar power system with uncoated glass.

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Roof integration

Integrated solar roof panels without support system

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Ergosun's integrated solar roof panels are installed like conventional roof tiles without interfering with the roof structure. According to the manufacturer, the current load per solar cell has been optimised, thus increasing the efficiency.

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Aviation

Cologne-Bonn Airport invests 2.5 million euros in solar

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The expansion of photovoltaic systems at Cologne-Bonn Airport is making progress. Over the next few months, the airport will gradually install solar roof systems on a total of four cargo halls and administrative buildings on the grounds, which will together add up to 2.6 megawatts.

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Tenant electricity

Berliner Stadtwerke puts tenant electricity project into operation

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The Berlin public utility has installed a 100-kilowatt photovoltaic system on the new building of the Gewobag housing company. The hurdles for such projects have still not all been removed.

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Financing

15 million euros raised by SunRoof

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SunRoof has raised 15 million euros in a funding round led by the European growth equity fund Klima Energy Transition Fund to offer its integrated solar roofs to more residential and commercial clients in Europe.